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photie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words40.6 39.6 73.9 0 0 31 4.4
Number of occurrences13077 49 0 0 3 1
Number of authors38 27 9 1 1

Occurrences of photie in Corpus

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Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
shattered frame an pullin the photie oot. on page 8
rry fur himsel an ah fold the photie in hauf, puttin it in ma insi on page 9

2 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
The war an auld yearbeuk photie o her frae 1944. Athin the fa on page 17

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 85 - Roads, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
Thon photie o yer forebears, stuid forene on page 10

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
the next day and thur wis nae photie evidence. These nightclub pho on page 1

4 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
t o central European. Anither photie showed a young lassie, aa cri on page 73
mou curved up, juist like his photie at the Schloss Schottenburg. on page 76

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
shoutet me tae come an get ma photie took, an ah wis glad cause ah on page 43
til ah wis sixteen. Ah seen a photie wance wi him wearin a goatee on page 95
chair, we endet up gettin wur photie in the middle pages ae the Da on page 117
refusin tae be in the school photie. How no, ah said. Because ah on page 147
front tryin tae get in every photie, even the wans wi folk whose on page 148
Also on pages 152, 162, 169
8 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
mal television, when ye tak a photie 9 a muckle mannie, he never c on page 146

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
A photie o a taciturn young man on page 88

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
hool says, pointin at an ugly photie in a biology textbook. on page 37
open, and ah scream. Granny's photie o the Sacred Heart is Poatin on page 38
ke the Grim Reaper. There's a photie o Britney Spears encouragin f on page 39

3 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
and borin. Roond a wee framed photie o his wife and his twa hackit on page 63
delaire orphans, and a blurry photie, taen lang syne, o a wumman b on page 124

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
A photie o Sandra beamin away in a whi on page xiii
he camera to pose fur a quick photie. There's a few seats left, bu on page 6
tone necklace ou hud oan in a photie o ye and Lewis so...' on page 7
gatherings, a hink, mindin a photie o hur singin karaoke on page 12
cture hoose., Ah mind seein a photie o them years later standin un on page 41
Also on pages 45, 52, 54, 57, 79, 81, 83, 85, 113, 116
18 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
He taen the first colour photie the world had ever seen, on page 10

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
od himsel wad ken my passport photie on page 21

1 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
Andy's photie appeared in the Post an the M on page 114

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
'Wir Leid'. Ilk pairt haes a photie til illustrate it. I wis deli on page 123

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
t apens this issue, an a braw photie forby, so I'll no taigil ye w on page 6

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
There’s me in the photie – champion
1 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Time tae mairch oot o oor climate comfort zones, (The National 2019) Central, newspaper
bedience. A bricht hashtag-ad photie o a bonnie, napa leather, 202
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
oom. It’s awfae dark, and a photie o ma lungs is up against a bl
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
n on in the hoose. He stuck a photie of the Buddha up on the unit
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ah open it tae see it’s the photie fae Daniel’s first birthday
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
shattered frame an pullin the photie oot. It’s damaged, the gles
rry fur himsel an ah fold the photie in hauf, puttin it in ma insi
2 matches

Wallace, Lorna Tae A Selfie, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2014) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
But then wan photie gees me fright;
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
A day or twa ago ah saw a photie o the four heids memorial att

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
He wis cradling their wedding photie at the table like it wis a we
1 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
A saw that photie an thocht "Goldeneye slapper"(2020) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
eSkies78 you're in this scuil photie. ?? https://t.co/ZufOkxf2N6(2019) search twitter
@JaneyGodley Bonnie photie o ye. Hope tae see yer Fringe(2019) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
en how ye feel. Here’s a wee photie o ma rescue cat tae cheer ye (2020) search twitter
ws an hees bidie in goat thur photie taen wae thur dug an thur wea(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
ied A Scots Hairst. This braw photie minded me o thaim. https://t.(2020) search twitter
nnae resist pittin up anither photie o ma braw lassie #proodfaithe(2020) search twitter
@ashdouglasscot Braw photie.(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
isnae obvious tae me, but the photie Ah saw wis really lo-res.(2020) search twitter
cht it wis David Jason in the photie. ??(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
s ma love o Scots mair than a photie o ma coupon.(2017) search twitter
n yours wi boats? :-) Maybe a photie cannae represent yer hale sel(2017) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
ggy replies to this great wee photie to find how many of them are (2022) twitter link
t aboot them in decades. That photie shot me back tae the mid-70s. (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
Jist came across this photie o' masel as a wee bairn. Cont (2021) twitter link
ist came across this souvenir photie o' Muhammad Ali the year he v (2021) twitter link
America has jist sent me this photie wae a message sayin: "Went do (2021) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
tryin tae tell me aat's your photie? Aat's nivver your photie. Da on page 78
m thinkin that the maan on es photie hasna muckle hair an ee've ga on page 80

4 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
i the paper an gied the lad's photie a wee kiss. on page 38

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
Ah took e paper. Ere wis a photie o' twa men sittin on a gairde on page 35

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
an lookit rubbish. Nae like a photie at aa. on page 92
Dad taks a photie. "Send it te my phone, please on page 97

3 matches

Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
eftir the photie, 'Among the Turnips' on page 119

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
rips ma hairt es Ah leuk it a photie o ma faither: he's meeved oan on page 89

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an coont," Ah say, liftin yer photie fae the muntlepiece, the memo on page 19
," Ah say, smilin doon it the photie on ma lap. "Fit fun wi hid." on page 21
The photie slips fae ma lap an lans wi a on page 22
er hametoon, bit ye'll need a photie an aa." on page 52
oot lood as he lookit it the photie o Saft Sandy. "Aat's Sandy ar on page 54
Also on pages 55, 60, 61, 62, 63, 78
14 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
bedside cabinet an tak doon a photie o ma maan, Nat. Ah canna rael on page 48

3 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ITAPUCKLEPENNIESINMIPOTTIE. A photie o’t wis on the front page o
1 matches

Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
ou that telt me tae get a new photie ta'en tae stick on my new car
Weel, the photie on yer last een looked as if
t telt me tae ging an' get my photie ta'en at een o thae booths fa
ttie, an' I still hinna got a photie I can use.
ink the folk that operate 'at photie booths could use it tae let y
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
tor statit. The secunt, was a photie o the bairn, that Nurse Macke
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
a loves I ootside ti pit up a photie. A pictur YOU teen. Nae expla(2020) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@Branson1873 I'll send a photie ower fan I park up(2019) search twitter
@Bob55492332 Here's a photie fan I wis drivin up to Buckie(2019) search twitter
AHood Wonderful. Looks like a photie o ma backie ??(2019) search twitter
@Manuforti1968 Crackin photie loon(2020) search twitter
Crackin Photie Chiel https://t.co/Xu7ZkDr2GV(2020) search twitter
and 4 other occurrences.

@AMaxwell54 tweeted
'll hae a lookie fer a squeel photie! (2020) twitter link

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
yerkers an bogles Billy. Braw photie o twae o Ayrshire's finest. W(2020) search twitter
T bigger than it looks in the photie but aye, they get a fair size(2020) search twitter
t's what I thought seeing the photie.(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@OrangRuth tweeted
an up-the-skirt video in thon photie. ?? #Brexit #ArleneFoster(2018) search twitter